Politics

In an exclusive interview, Gray Television Washington Bureau Chief Jacqueline Policastro speaks one-on-one with Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee. Policastro also speaks one-on-one with Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee.

The challengers argued that King's loss of clout, even more than the continuous string of provocative and racially-charged statements over his career, was reason enough for turning on him.

Polls closed for the 2020 Iowa Primary on 9 p.m. Tuesday. Here are the big races we're keeping an eye on.

National and state politicos see Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania as critical for either party to win the White House

A record number of early primary ballots have been returned in Pottawattamie County. Officials said they have received more than 7,000 ballots. In 2016 there were more than 800 early ballots received.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Monday afternoon that he has selected Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as acting chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

The Department of Agriculture is buying up to $3 billion in produce, dairy and meat from wholesalers and distributors across the country. They are calling it the Farmers to Families Food Box program.

Few people showed up at the polls yesterday and yet -- it turned out to be a historic election. That's because most people voted by mail.

The $200 million bond issue to improve Omaha roads was approved by Douglas County voters on Tuesday as part of the Nebraska Primary election.

Voting is often an activity that has large groups of people standing very close to one another. Today -- not so much the case.

The Douglas County Election Commissioner says folks are being respectful and patient so that the poll workers are safe -- and the same for the voters -- there just aren't many of them.

The Douglas County Election Commissioner’s Office says more people voted by mail-in for Tuesday’s primary election -- than total voters both in-person and by mail -- in the last primary election.

Voters in some areas of Douglas County did see a few younger poll workers when they cast their vote in-person today.

We are looking at a record-number of Nebraskans turning in early ballots for Tuesday's primary election.

As the Douglas County Elections Commission fires up its counting machines, it’s one of the few normal signs this election season.

State of Nebraska and local officials along with the FBI are keeping a close eye on elections around the country and here at home, making sure everyone participates in a fair and free election.

In a one-two punch from "The Hulk," Democrat Kara Eastman received a celebrity endorsement Monday in a tweet that also took a swipe at the president.

Douglas County election officials are predicting a statewide turnout in the 35 percent range -- much more than the usual 19 to 20 percent.

Inmates are trading prison cells for house arrest, but it is not as simple as unlocking the cell door.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her endorsement for Joe Biden for president on Monday.

Every registered voter in Douglas County received a card in the mail to request an early ballot and less than one month away from the May 12 primary election, Douglas County voters seem to be responding in an effort to keep more people away from the polls as we continue to look for ways to be safe against COVID-19.

Small business across the country waiting for their bailout loans after being hit hard by the coronavirus.

The Nebraska primary is on and so is the push for early balloting. Voting sites will be open across Nebraska on May 12. But the message from local leaders is simple; vote in May but please vote by mail.

The U.S supreme Court ruled Monday, to block extended absentee voting in Wisconsin's April 7th primary.

A virtual townhall hosted by the Ann Ashford for Congress campaign on Saturday was hacked, the campaign announced in a press release.

With the Florida primaries coming up, campaigns are fighting for the Latino vote. Pew Research Center estimates Latinos now make up about 20 percent of Florida’s electorate, and that community continues to grow. Alana Austin is in Florida to break down the competing political strategies of Democrats and the Trump campaign.

Amid cancellations across the U.S. and increasing concern, President Donald Trump also banned U.S. travel to Europe for 30 days, beginning Friday at midnight.

Floridians are next in line to vote this Presidential primary season. Among those heading to the polls this year -- former felons who recently had their right to vote restored. Washington Correspondent Alana Austin is in Florida and tells us about the hope and the challenges that remain.

In the fight for the White House, the leading democratic contenders say they have plans to tackle the current “health-care crisis." According to Christen Link Young with The Brookings Institution each candidate has their own ideas.

The Lancaster County Democratic Party is hosting a U.S. Senate Democratic candidate forum March 5 from 6-8 pm at the Center For People in Need.